Chinese Rugs and Carpets

Antique Chinese, Peking rug. Size: 11'4" x 17'2".

77454 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 08'08 x 11'06. Steeped in tradition and imbued with an undeniable elegance, this hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug is a magnificent t...

An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a violet central field surrounded by a wide brown border flanked by a thin inner indigo border, and a thin outer violet border, and wi...

An incredible early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a rich crimson field surrounded by a thin gold inner border and a wide dark indigo border. Overlaid across the entire field...

78022 vintage Chinese Floral Kilim rug with English Country Cottage style 04'01 x 06'02. Cleverly composed and distinctively well-balanced, this hand-woven wool vintage Chinse floral...

77629 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug Inspired by Walter Nichols 09'00 x 11'09. An exquisite expression of early 20th-century grandeur, this hand-knotted w...

an early 20th century Samarkand Khotan Rug with an all over vase design highlighted with bright pink and lime green accent colors. Details rug no. j4367 size 5' 7" x 11' 9" (170 x ...

Antique Chinese - Peking rug. Size: 4'0" x 6'9".

A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design of a dragon in black, blue, red, goldenrod, and light blue-grey over a cream-white borderless field. Measures: 1' 3" x 1' 6" The craft of the hand-knotted carpet in China, and the surrounding areas including Mongolia and Tibet, extends into the early centuries of the first millennium, C.E., but we really have a firm grasp only beginning in the later 16th century with large, very coarsely woven carpets, often depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been commercial and there are no tribal groups responsible for any of the carpet weaving strains. When the Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, with no Imperial patrons, production moved to the city of Ningxia in north central China where several workshops turned out more finely woven pieces for the Mandarins of the administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up through most of the 19th century, with first allover and then medallion designs on cotton foundations in medium weaves. Palettes were initially limited to yellows, dark blue and cream, but later widened to include reds, browns and even green. These antiques were the first Chinese carpets to be exported to the West and they fitted in well with the craze for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain in the second half of the 19th century. Ningxia also wove shaped and rectangular small rugs for saddle underlays, chair (“throne”) seats and shaped backs, pillar carpets with dragons or monks for Buddhist monasteries, and long divided runners for monastery meditation halls. These small rugs are among the most collectible of all Chinese weavings. Weavers from Ningxia set up workshops in the capital Peking (Beijing) in the 1860’s and began weaving Western room sizes for export, primarily to America. In blue – and – white and polychrome palettes, with round wreath medallions, precious objects, seasonal flowers, paeonies, lotuses, fretwork, clouds, butterflies and bats, all relatively spaciously drawn. The round “Shou” (Good Luck) character is also a prominent decorative motif. There are also a few Peking landscape pictorials with pagodas, houses, bridges, waterscapes and boats. Peking carpets were woven right up until WWII and production began again after the Cultural Revolution around 1970. They are moderately well-woven, on cotton foundations, exactingly executed and indisputably Chinese. Many are in the blue-and-white style. Nothing else looks like a Peking carpet and for a Chinese “look” in a room, they are absolutely indispensable. Sizes range from scatters and a few runners, through the popular 9’12’ size, to large carpets over 20’ which must have been special orders. The earliest Peking Revival carpets are pliable and fairly thin, but they became heavier and more compact in the 20th century, in competition with Art Deco carpets from Tientsin. The modern, post- 1970, pieces are in the traditional Peking style, but are a little too regular and neat. Exactitude has been favored over character, as hard to explain that as it is. There are a number of all-silk and silk-and –metal thread pieces, many with inscriptions purporting to link them with rooms in the Imperial palaces, bringing very substantial auction prices, but none are really antique. The genre emerged after WWI and the present demand comes from mainland Chinese. The silk piles often stand in pattern relief against flat woven gold metal thread grounds. The inscriptions are apocryphal, the rugs are flashily opulent, perfect for nouveaux riches. The Art Deco period between the two World Wars saw a distinctive carpet industry developing in Tientsin (Tianjin) in northeastern China. These are highly prized for their transitional design character, neither overtly Chinese, nor abstractly modern/contemporary. Woven exclusively for export, usually by and for American firms, such as Nichols and Elbrook, they are totally in the “Jazz Age Modern” style of the 1920’s, often without borders, with abstract or abstracted patterns, and only with, at best, a few Chinese-y pattern elements. Vases asymmetrically placed in the corners are features of some of the more Chinese-y carpets. Open fields with floral sprays and branches growing in from the edges are anther design innovation. Often, Chinese motives have been re-imagined in more sharp-edged, abstract manners. Some have no references whatsoever to natural elements. The patterns are sharp and the rugs are never subdued, soft or restrained. The rugs are heavily constructed, with crisp, unfading dyes and medium to medium coarse weaves on cotton foundations. All are extremely well-executed, with none of the vagaries, variations or twists found on even high-quality Persian rugs. The majority are in the 9’ by 12’ format and a surprising number can be found in top condition. There also was a substantial production in Peking from, especially from the Fette factory. Elliptical and round carpets, and lighter, often pastel colors, were a specialty. Nothing looks like an Art Deco Chinese and they work well with traditional Chinese furniture and the most modern decor as well. These is no substitute for a good Chinese Art Deco carpet. Chinese carpets also include small scatters from Tibet, with high quality wool, floating dragons and allover textile patterns. The colors of vintage and modern pieces are bright, but there are antique small rugs...

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 13'6" x 16'6" - 412 x 503 )

A beautiful antique Art Deco Chinese hand knotted wool rug with green field. This rug has a frame of red and multi-color accents in a gorgeous all-over Chinese floral design. Thi...

Beautiful antique Art Deco hand-knotted wool rug with a brown color field. This piece has a green frame with multicolor accents in a gorgeous traditional Chinese floral design. Thi...

A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a dark golden orange field with a central pagoda medallion, garden pavilion...

1920s Chinese Peking Carpet ( 2'10" x 11'6" - 85 x 350 )

Antique Chinese Peking rug. Size: 8'0" x 9'10".

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11' 6" - 275 x 350 cm )

This mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, measuring 8' 10" x 11' 4", features an elegant and understated design with delicate floral motifs gracefully arranged across the field. Th...

A vintage Chinese pictorial accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century of horses prancing in a field over a dark midnight blue background. Measures: 4' 0" x 6' 6".

9x12 Rare Antique Art Deco Rug Chinese Rug Chinese Rug 1920 Handmade Circa 1920 9' x 11'10" 275cm x 361cm "This is a magnificent unique antique Art Deco rug. It has an incredibl...

This is a Chinese art wool rug from China 1920. The size is 10'x13'8". The colors are red, green, blue, orange, tan, peach, yellow, purple, pink, and brown. There are patterns bordering the rug. The center of this border-less burgundy red interwar Tianjin carpet...

This striking Mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, measuring 9' 1" x 11' 10", showcases a bold geometric composition set against a rich green field. The design is defined by an asy...

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Carpet ( 14'2" x 19'9" - 432 x 602 )

This captivating piece is an antique Tibetan Takyab, a decorative and protective forehead ornament for pack animals that were integral to the Tibetan way of life. Crafted with specia...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet with a purple color background ( 8'10" x 11'4" - 270 x 345 )

A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a brilliant central fuchsia field surrounded by a wide gray border, and all overlaid with myriad auspicious flowers including...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet 2' 6" x 4' 3"

Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco rug, hand knotted wool with a red field, and multi-color accents in an all-over Classic Chinese floral design, circa 1920. This rug measures 9'...

This mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, measuring 5' 10" x 8' 7", features a striking composition with a deep burgundy field that exudes warmth and elegance. The spacious central...

Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco rug, a hand knotted wool rug with a red field, and multi-color accents in an all-over Classic Chinese floral design, This rug measures: 8' x 9'9".

77452 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 08'11 x 11'06. Like a moonlit garden glimpsed through the veil of twilight, this hand-knotted wool precious antique Chinese Art Deco rug unfurls w...

A bold and beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a mint green field with large auspicious floral clusters including peonies and chrysanthemums, and all woven in brig...

A modern East Turkestan Khotan large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 12' 0" x 14' 8"

Rare Antique Art Deco Rug Chinese Rug Walter Nichols Bird 10' x 14'4" 305cm x 437cm Circa 1920 "This is a magnificent antique Art Deco rug with butterfly & bird design. With high ...

Antique Chinese Rug Antique Ningshia Rug Art Deco Rug Peking 4x6 Chinese 1900 130cm x 185cm "This is a rare Antique Chinese Peking Ningxia Ningshia rug...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'3'' x 9'7'' - 252 x 292 )

This early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco rug is a true gem, blending storytelling, symbolism, and style in a richly woven composition. The golden field glows with warmth, drawing the...

This is an authentic handmade rug. It was made in China around the 1940s. The overall color pallet is ivory over. The materials are wool pile with cotton foundation. The colors are f...

This fine wool mat is the perfect front or back door accessory. Woven by hand with fine wool and cotton that has been dyed with organic vegetable dyeing techniques. The design features a simple beige background with a modern square stripe design. Our mats are handmade, woven, not printed & are finished with a non-slip backing that keeps them in place to perform better than any other entrance mat made today. Suitable for both classic and contemporary home interiors. The Subtle rustic colours make this a great piece for any room in your home. Our team source only the finest interior accessories, with years of experience, let our team help you find the perfect accent pieces for your home interior. Our inventory includes a range of modern rugs, vintage rugs and antique rugs. With a huge range of colours and sizes available now. Small Geometric rug...

One of a kind Khotan rug with a soft pink field consisting of a flower vase motif and a soft green border.

77557 antique Chinese Art Deco rug with Pictorial design. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco pictorial rug features a variety of traditional Chinese motifs spread across...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11'8" - 275 x 355 )

A modern East Turkestan Khotan pictorial room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 8' 10" x 10' 0"

Stunning room size 20th century Chinese Art Deco carpet with a colorful floral design in bright green, coral mustard and purple accent colors. Measures: 9' x 11'9''.

An early 20th century Chinese Peking Dragon motif rug with a spacious open field design on an ivory ground Measures: 7'3'' x 9'7'' Chinese dragons are an important and powerful...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'9" x 11'6" - 267 x 350 cm )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Rug ( 5' x 6'9" - 152 x 205 )

Mid-18th W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet Main Hall Carpet 11’9” x 12’ Mid 18th Century Structural Analysis: Warp:cotton,off-white,natural,Z-4-S,somewhat irregular; Weft:cotton,off-white,Z-4-S,winder plied, quite irregular;2 shots alternating; wefts thick and soft; Pile:wool,Z-4; Knot: PL/0 degrees warp depression/horiz. 6 x vertical 5 = 30 knots per square inch; knots somewhat irregular, some quite thin; [check for T knots along edges] Sides: two cords each of two body warps, inner directly weft-attached; figure eight sparsely weft yarn wrapped; Weft/knot ratio: 60/40 wefts predominant. Remarks: This is another variant on the popular Mandarin nine lion dog carpet...

Made with hand-knotted wool and originating from East Turkestan circa 1930-50, this 4x7 Samarkand rug is an exciting entry to Rug & Kilim’s repertoire of Vintage Oriental creations, ...

19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 3' 3" x 6' 10" - 99 x 209 )

1920 Chinese Art Deco Chinese Carpet ( 9' x 11'6" - 275 x 350 )

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 3'' x 5'6'' - 92 x 167 )

77450 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 08'08 x 11'05. A masterpiece of symbolic refinement and transcendent beauty, this one-of-a-kind hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug off...

This early 20th century Chinese Peking Art Deco rug, measuring 2' 11" x 5' 8", presents a captivating pastoral scene woven with charm and artistry. The central field depicts a tranqu...

The royal blue field is framed by the navy border from which grow into the field writhing stems and grape bunches, along with vases and a medium blue disc with another vase. Off cen...

This early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco rug is all about color and scale. The field is a deep, saturated fuchsia—unusual and undeniably striking—surrounded by a wide golden border a...

78992 Antique Green Chinese Art Deco Oval Rug, 04'00 x 06'10. This exquisite hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug is a captivating example of the elegance and craftsmanship...

This wonderful Art Deco carpet was made in China, circa 1910s or 1920s. Measures: 3'10" x 6'9". Walter Nichols was great American rug producer (the Art Deco rugs which he did not ori...

1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 11' 4'' x 15' 4'' - 345 x 467 cm )

A striking early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco oval rug, woven with a rich and symbolic design. At its heart, a gracefully arching cherry blossom tree emerges from scholar’s rocks, i...

In 1924, Walter Nichols, a professional wool-grader based in Tientsin, North China, introduced the "Super Chinese" rug. American wool exporters in this town had begun to machine-spin their yarn around 1920, and it was this machine-spun yarn that earned the designation "super". Nichols rugs, and Tientsin rugs...